Steps To Applying for Financial Aid

Everyone must perform steps 1-4. The rest of the steps are fund specific.

1. Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). See UWSP Dates and Deadlines.

2. Receive and review the Student Aid Report (SAR).

3. Respond and complete all requests from the Financial Aid Office.

4. Sign and return one copy of your award letter if you received paper notification, or if you received E-mail notification you may accept your award on-line.

5. If looking for work on campus, go to Student Involvement and Employment Office (SIEO) homepage. Both work-study and non-work-study jobs are listed.

6. If borrowing a Stafford Loan, complete the Stafford Master Promissory Note and the Entrance Loan Counseling if you have not done so previously.

7. If borrowing a Perkins Loan, complete the Perkins Master Promissory Note through the site e-mailed to you by the Perkins Loan Office.

8. If borrowing a PLUS (Parent Loan for Undergraduate Student), complete the FastPLUS application online.

NOTE: Disbursement of funds to student accounts begins one week before school starts.